Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English actor Ashley Thomas.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Ashley Thomas is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by John Middleton. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 5 December 1996. It was announced on 22 October 2015 that Middleton would be departing as Ashley at the end of his contract after the character was diagnosed with vascular dementia in the episode aired on that day. The contract was later extended in order for the storyline to be extended. It was revealed that Ashley would be killed off at the end of the storyline. Middleton filmed his final scenes in March 2017 after his contract ended, and Ashley died on-screen on 7 April 2017, ending his 21 years on Emmerdale. Ashley appeared in further episodes in home movie scenes, making his final appearance on 13 February 2018.
I loved studying the Medieval world; that's why I love 'Game of Thrones.'
I want to take on more diverse roles, and I keep building, and I hope to one day write or direct something. But I just want to keep developing as a person, and that will hopefully take my acting to the next level.
Starting my own label was more out of necessity. I'm not going to sit around and wait for labels to come screaming.
Whatever the download thing has done to the game, you as an artist can get yourself out there to the masses, off your own back.
It's just the acting side of things. It's not like music, where you can go out there and be independent. It's a bit more difficult to get out there on your own and be an actor. It takes time.
I'm never scared, so I don't watch horror movies. Back in the day, I was. I was scared of 'It' - you know, the one with the clown. That's the thing I found scariest in my life, but since then, not really - I don't watch them.
I've grown up listening to Gorillaz, so for me to, like, be asked to be on the album is an honour.
'Shank' is set in 2015, and it's set in a post-apocalyptic world where the main commodity is food. It's about how five young gentlemen travel around that harsh terrain and survive.
Acting was always my passion, even before music, so I knew I was always heading down that path.
I have been offered roles in other things, so it's just about making sure I make my decisions wisely because I don't really want to be typecast.
I think the music I make is true to my life. A lot of people can relate to it. It is real. I'm just saying it how it is - I don't sugar-coat it. If you are an ambitious person, you want to strive for more. I want to do it all.
I started out doing the acting, and there was always an interest in music, and then the music just took off.
'Cockneys vs. Zombies' does exactly what it says on the tin.
A lot of things in films are cheated with the use of camera tricks, so while it may feel unnatural to do, when you look at the result, you realise that it is right.
I don't think I'd want to concentrate on just acting because I love music, and things are going really well, so I think I will always continue to make music.
I'm in a happier place because my dreams are coming true. I'm acting in feature films, and I'm travelling the world. Before, I was just broke.
I had a chance to do acting again, and, I don't know, this has always been my plan of what I wanted to do.
I was acting before I did music, so it is an easier transition for me in my own mindset.
I just said, 'I need to do something because staying up and watching YouTube and late night TV is not cool,' so I just decided to write a script.
I watched 'The Wire' religiously.
Sexual orientation, color, background - that's what I want people to take away: Anyone can be anything.
I really like comedy because it is really fun to be in - even though you are playing it straight.
Working with Kano is cool, too: obviously, he's from the same scene, but we've never worked together on a track before, and where, like, better to do it than on a Gorillaz project?
I'm not a rude boy; I'm my own thing.
I haven't let anybody take me off my path or deter me in any way. It's about seeing an opportunity and taking it.
My dad's a worker, an electrician, a bog standard job. Nothing glamorous like a footballer, but yet he still provided me with what I needed.